light-o'-love
Noun
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Noun
light-o'-love
- An old tune of a dance, the name of which made it a proverbial expression of levity, especially in love matters.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Third Series, page 153:
- Best sing it to the tune of light o' love.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Third Series, page 153:
- (by extension) A flirtatious or wanton woman.
- 1647, John Fletcher, The Noble Gentleman, page 163:
- You light-o'-love, a word or two.
- 1866, Various, The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866, page 618:
- That is why a priest's light-o'-love is always some honest man's wife.
- 1647, John Fletcher, The Noble Gentleman, page 163:
- (promiscuous woman) See also Thesaurus:promiscuous woman
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